Press Releases
NEMSA and COREN Forge Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Nigeria’s Power Sector – Engr. Aliyu
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS No. 4 Dar-es Salaam Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, FCT PRESS RELEASE NEMSA and COREN Forge Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Nigeria’s Power Sector – Engr. Aliyu Abuja, Nigeria – June 16, 2025 The Managing Director/CEO of the...
NEMSA MD/CEO Felicitates With Muslims At Eid
The managing director/ chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency ( NEMSA) and chief electrical inspector of the Federation ( CEIF) Engr Aliyu Tukur Tahir, FNSE, has felicitated with the Muslim community in Nigeria on the occasion ...
NEMSA MD/CEO felicitates with Muslims at Eid
As Muslims all over the world are still in the mood of Sallah celebration, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation (CEIF) Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir,...
Consolidating Reforms for a sustainable energy future in Nigeria
The Honourable Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, invites policy makers, Commissioners of energy from the 36 states of the federation, development partners, industry players and other stakeholders in the Power Sector to the sixth edition of the National Council...
NEMSA Cooperative Society elects pioneer Executives News
Members of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) Staff Cooperative Society Limited has elected new members of the executive committee to pilot the affairs of the society. The election, which took place on Friday, 9th May, 2025, saw the election...
Economic meltdown: NEMSA Staff urged to embrace additional sources of income
Staff of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency ( NEMSA) have been advised to seek additional sources of income to augment their salaries and allowances in view of the current global economic meltdown This advise was given at the weekend by the Managing...
NEMSA’s Prosecution Of Offenders Will Check Substandard Electrical Products – Tahir
In this interview with some journalists, the managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and chief electrical inspector of the federation, ENGR ALIYU TUKUR TAHIR, speaks on the state of the electrical...
Presidency Denies Sack Of Defence, Power Ministers, Orders Crackdown On Fake News Websites
The Presidency has directed security agencies to intensify efforts in identifying and penalizing fake news websites and individuals spreading false information, following a viral report falsely claiming the sack of Nigeria’s Ministers of Defence and Power. Bayo...
Blackouts will persist with overloading of distribution networks — NEMSA MD
Engr Aliyu Tahir, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), in this interview, speaks on why power outages will continue in the country, and what the government is doing to ensure that substandard electricity materials are...
What Nigeria needs to resolve electricity grid challenges – NEMSA boss
Nigeria’s electricity network continues to grapple with severe liquidity challenges, significantly impacting the nation’s power supply, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Tukur Tahir, has said. Mr Tahir, in an...
NEMSA Moves to End Electricity-related Deaths, Begins Audit of Discos
Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), saddled with the enforcement of technical standards in the power sector, yesterday, disclosed that at least eight Distribution Companies (Discos) had so far been audited to ensure strict compliance with safety...
NEMSA Eyes Partnership With Customs Against Fake Electrical Products
Managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Engr Aliyu Tukur Tahir, is pressing for a strong collaboration between his organization, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria Customs...
NEMSA Staff urged to embrace physical exercises
Staff of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) have been advised to embark on regular physical exercises to improve their health and well-being. The advice was given by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency Engr. Aliyu Tukur...
SENATE COMMENDS NEMSA MANAGEMENT, ASSURES AGENCY OF SUPPORT
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has commended the management team of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) for the achievements the agency has recorded in the last one year assuring the Agency of the support of the National Assembly...
FG to sue DisCos over failure to upgrade old installations
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has disclosed plans to take legal action against electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) that fail to act on a directive it gave for the upgrade of old and weak installations in their franchise states....
NEMSA, ONDO STATE GOVT COLLABORATE ON TECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLTIONS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS WITHIN ONDO STATE
The Management of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and the Ondo State Government have expressed willingness to collaborate in the areas of Technical Standardization, Inspection and Testing of all electrical equipment and materials within the...
How to identify fake, substandard electrical materials in Nigeria by NEMSA CEO
Engr Aliyu Tukur Tahir, FNSE, is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) as well as The Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation (CEIF). The agency was established in 2015 to carry out the...
Power sector reforms: How Nigerians can identify fake electricity metre, by Tahir Aliyu, NEMSA MD
—Discusses the dangers of using sub-standard electrical equipment lSays Electricity Act 2023 protects people from impunity of DisCos Engr. Tukur Tahir Aliyu is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency...
SAFETY RANKING PERFORMANCE OF DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES AND TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA
In terms of compliance with safety precautions and accident mitigation within the Power sector, several Distribution Companies (Discos) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have shown exemplary performance. The following Discos have been recognized as the top...
CERTIFICATION INTERVIEW OF NEMSA
The Regulatory Safety and Certification Unit of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has conducted Examination/Interview for successfully screened applicants from 15th to 16th June, 2023 at the Inspectorate Field Office, Abuja. This was to meet...